Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty
Reference number: HS/3/322
Date: 15 October 1831

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is sending the first sheet of [Stephen] Groombridge's catalogue. Regarding the costs of printing this catalogue. Fearon Fallows has died and Thomas Henderson has been appointed in his place. Congratulations on John Frederick William Herschel's knighthood.
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- HS/3/322
- Earliest possible date
- 15 October 1831
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Francis Beaufort, Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty, 15 October 1831, HS/3/322, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_322/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 13 July 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 3 Babinet-Beaufort
1819-1869 Reference number: HS/3
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Francis Beaufort
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John Frederick William Herschel
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